This is my 3rd training with Brooke and Align. If you are thinking of getting certified do it and do it here! Brookes gives away all the secrets, best cues, variations that are helpful. She doesn’t gatekeep anything. She truly wants you to succeed.
Michelle R.
December 17, 2024
I love going to my weekly Pilates class with Align! I recently had a back injury and they were so accommodating and helpful with the rescheduling of my classes. They care about their customers and their overall wellbeing♥️
Gisela J.
December 14, 2024
“Brooke and her team are phenomenal educators and mentors. They are knowledgeable, kind, and passionate. I already miss the space and cannot wait to come back in January!”
Marli J. – Google
October 14, 2024
The course provided was thorough and well-paced. Brooke is an excellent instructor, very thorough, knowledgeable, patient and inclusive. I appreciated her teaching style and her experience shows immediately. She doesn’t read from the handbook as other instructors tend to do. I wish I had found her earlier and plan to continue studying with her.
Katy Y. – Google
June 25, 2024
Brooke and the Align team are AMAZING! Not only are they full of knowledge and experience, but they also know how to create a community full of love and care! She’s professional, but also so relaxed and genuine, and it’s obvious to see the passion, dedication and hard work she puts into her work, and her team. I don’t have enough positive things to say!
Chessca E. – Google
June 27, 2024
Brooke is a very knowledgeable educator and master trainer. Her passion and enthusiasm for Pilates are inspirational. I’m looking forward to continuing my education with her at Align Pilates Studios.
Oksana A. – Google
June 20, 2024
Really incredible pilates teacher training program taught by Brooke that I would recommend to anyone becoming a pilates instructor. She is masterful in her ways of teaching others to teach! So happy with my experience here! The aesthetics of the studio are so clean and peaceful and I always look forward to meeting fellow pilates instructors in training!
Mia Z. – Google
June 7, 2024
Maybe I’m biased, but I believe anyone desiring to become a great teacher should take a module or all the modules from Brooke and her team. This is not easy, but the way Brooke teaches instills confidence and an understanding of each exercise that you know you can do this and change lives. Brooke desires to create an environment of warmth and joy. Her teaching and style is addicting, so much so that most of us are sad as we see the end of this phase drawing near.
Amanda S. – Google
April 17, 2024
This is where winners practice and winners instruct.
Kathy M. – Google
February 5, 2024
This studio is pristine! It’s super clean and it’s the only place I do indoor workout classes and feel safe from covid (they have air filters throughout the studio). The equipment is also really nice and the variety of exercises in class keeps it different every class. I am one to usually get bored during workout classes and that never happens here. Also, I’m impressed with the quality of all the instructors. I’ve been to a variety of instructor classes and really have not been disappointed with anyone. They’re all fantastic, friendly, give a bit of individual attention, and make you feel comfortable.
Emily F. – Google
May 26, 2023
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Pilates Teacher
Training Module Schedule
Movement Principles Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
JAN 17 - 19, 2025 / 16 hours
Reformer 1 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
JAN 22 - 24, 2025 / 16 hours
Reformer 1 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
JAN 24 - 26, 2025 / 16 hours
Maggie Jones
Educator
In-Person
January 24-26, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
(16 hours)
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East.
Reformer 2 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
JAN 25 - 27, 2025 / 16 hours
Reformer 2 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
JAN 31 - FEB 2, 2025 / 16 hours
Maggie Jones
Educator
In-Person
January 31 - February 2
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 1-7:00 pm
(16 hours)
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East.
Mat 1 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
JAN 31 - FEB 2, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
Online
Introduction to Pilates & Beginning / Intermediate Mat Exercises
Mat 1 forms the foundation of the Pilates method. This course includes an introduction to the history and principles of the Pilates method and the beginning and intermediate-level exercises. Each exercise includes training on modifications, challenges, the purpose of the exercise, and any precautions for injuries and special populations. How to design and teach group classes and guidelines for teaching seniors and pre–and postnatal classes are included.
This module is only offered online.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1-7:00 pm
(16 hours)
Reformer 1 Instructor Training
FEB 14 - 16, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
February 14 - 16, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 1-6:30 pm (16 hours)
Link Coming Soon!
Mat 2 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
FEB 21 - 23, 2025 / 16 hours
Maggie Jones
Educator
In-Person
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1-7:00 pm each day
(16 hours)
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East.
Reformer 3 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
FEB 21 - 23, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1-7:00 pm each day
(16 hours)
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East.
Konnector Teacher Training
FEB 28 - MAR 2, 2025 / 16 hours
Christina Rowehl
Educator
In-Person
Required manual needs to be picked up on the first day of training for $50 fee.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 1-7:00 pm (16 hours) in person at ALIGN East.
Mat 1 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
FEB 28 - MAR 2, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Houston Studio
Mat 1 forms the foundation of the Pilates method. This course includes an introduction to the history and principles of the Pilates method and the beginning and intermediate-level exercises. Each exercise includes training on modifications, challenges, the purpose of the exercise, and any precautions for injuries and special populations. How to design and teach group classes and guidelines for teaching seniors and pre–and postnatal classes are included.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 1-7:00 pm (16 hours) in person at our Houston Studio.
Reformer 1 Instructor Training
MARCH 7 - 9, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Houston Studio
March 7-9, 2025
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1:00 - 7:00 pm
(16 hours)
Reformer 2 Instructor Training
MARCH 11 - 13, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
March 11 - 13, 2025, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 1-6:30 pm (16 hours)
This module is offered online only. Link coming soon!
Mat 3 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
MARCH 14 - 16, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
Online
March 14 - 16, 2025, link coming soon!
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East.
Cadillac/Tower Pilates Balanced Body Teacher Training
MARCH 21 - 23, 2025 / 18 hours
Maggie Jones
Educator
In-Person
Complete Trapeze Table and Tower Exercises
This course provides a thorough introduction to Trapeze Table and Tower exercises and applications for beginning, post-rehabilitation, and advanced clients. It covers sequencing, program design, and exploration of exercise applications, as well as equipment setup, safety, and maintenance.
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1-7:00 pm each day
(18 hours)
Prerequisites: Mat 1 and Reformer 1 (recommended)
Mat 2 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
MARCH 28 - 30, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Houston Studio
March 28-30, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1-7:00 pm each day
(16 hours)
This module is offered in person only.
Mat 2 Instructor Training
MARCH 28 - 30, 2025 / 16 hours
Maggie Jones
Educator
Online
March 28-30, 2025
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1:00 - 7:00 pm each day
(16 hours)
This module is online only.
Chair Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
APRIL 4 - 5, 2025 / 14 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Wunda Chair, EXO® Chair, and Split Pedal Combo Chair
The Pilates chair is excellent for strengthening athletic clients and as an addition to group programming. Any of the chairs can be used to incorporate standing and upright core work into a client’s studio experience. This course includes exercises, programming, and variations for the original Wunda chair, the EXO chair, and the split pedal Combo Chair.
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East.
April 4-5, 2025
Friday and Saturday
12-7:00 pm each day
(14 hours).
Reformer 1 Instructor Training
APRIL 4 - 6, 2025 / 16 hours
Maggie Jones
Educator
In-Person
The link to register is coming soon!
April 4 - 6, 2025
1:00 - 7:00 PM each day
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Offered in person only at ALIGN East.
Barrels Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
APRIL 6, 2025 / 6 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Complete Step Barrel and Ladder Barrel
This includes exercises and variations for the Step Barrel and Ladder Barrel. Both are excellent tools for enhancing spinal mobility and core strength. The Ladder Barrel is most commonly used in a studio setting, while the Step Barrel is a great addition to group classes.
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East.
Sunday 12:30-6:30 pm
(6 hours)
Mat 3 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
APRIL 8 - 10, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Enhanced Pilates Mat completes the Mat training by adding rings, rollers, bands, and balls to the traditional Mat exercises. In addition, Enhanced Mat includes functional exercises for the upper and lower body expanding the Mat work beyond the core to develop whole-body strength and flexibility. The Balanced Body Programming System is introduced to make class design easy, effective, and fun. Adding props to a mat class makes them more dynamic, creative, and accessible and clients love toys!
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1:00 - 7:00 pm
(16 hours)
This module is offered online only.
Registration link coming soon!
Reformer 2 Instructor Training
APRIL 11 - 13, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Houston Studio
April 11-13, 2025
1:00 - 7:00 PM each day
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Registration link coming soon!
Offered in person only at our Houston studio. Prerequisites: Reformer 1
Mat 1 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
APRIL 18 - 19, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Registration link coming soon
Mat 1 forms the foundation of the Pilates method. This course includes an introduction to the history and principles of the Pilates method and the beginning and intermediate-level exercises. Each exercise includes training on modifications, challenges, the purpose of the exercise, and any precautions for injuries and special populations. How to design and teach group classes and guidelines for teaching seniors and pre–and postnatal classes are included.
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1-7:00 pm
(16 hours)
Mat 3 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
APRIL 25 - 27, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Houston Studio
Enhanced Pilates Mat completes the Mat training by adding rings, rollers, bands, and balls to the traditional Mat exercises. In addition, Enhanced Mat includes functional exercises for the upper and lower body expanding the Mat work beyond the core to develop whole-body strength and flexibility. The Balanced Body Programming System is introduced to make class design easy, effective, and fun. Adding props to a mat class makes them more dynamic, creative, and accessible and clients love toys!
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1:00 - 7:00 pm
(16 hours)
This module is offered in person only at our HOUSTON STUDIO.
Registration link coming soon!
Movement Principles Instructor Training
MAY 2 - 4, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Registration link coming soon!
May 2-4, 2025
1:00 - 7:00 PM each day
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
In person only at ALIGN East.
Reformer 3 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
MAY 9 - 11 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Link to register coming soon.
This module is offered in our Houston studio
May 30 - June 1, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 1-6:30 pm (16 hours)
Mat 2 Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training
MAY 16 - 18, 2025 / 16 hours
Maggie Jones
The Movement Principles module is the foundation. This module teaches you how to recognize, improve, and teach fundamental movement.
This course is designed for new and experienced instructors to refine their understanding of the body in motion. It provides the foundational knowledge to understand fundamental movement and become a truly transformative instructor. Movement Principles is a program requirement for our Pilates Instructor Training and Integrated Movement Specialist certificate.
May 16-18, 1:00pm - 7:00pm each day
This module is offered in person only at ALIGN East. Link coming soon!
Mat 1 Instructor Training
MAY 16 - 18, 2025 / 16 hours
Brooke Bowersock
Educator
In-Person
Registration link coming soon!
May 16-18, 2025
1:00 - 7:00 PM each day
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Offered in person only at our Houston studio.
Reformer 1 Instructor Training
MAY 30 - JUNE 1, 2025 / 16 hours
Maggie Jones
Educator
In-Person
Registration link coming soon!
May 30 - June 1, 2025
1:00 - 7:00 PM each day
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Offered in person only at our Houston studio. Prerequisites: Reformer 1
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Meet Brooke
Principal Educator
Brooke is a sought-after Pilates instructor and teacher trainer. Since 2016, she has been a Master Educator with Balanced Body, the leading global educator for Pilates certifications, and is now a Balanced Body Principal Educator, a title held by only a handful of Pilates instructors in the world.
Wondering where to start?
If you want to get started, we offer Movement Principles, Mat 1, and Reformer 1 courses as optional starting points.
To learn more, watch the video below.
Pilates Teacher Training Mentorship
ALIGN’s Mentor Program is truly exceptional, tailored to those pursuing Balanced Body Pilates certification no matter where they are in the world. With exclusive weekly classes led by Balanced Body Principal Educator and Founder/CEO, Brooke Bowersock, real-time feedback on your teaching practice, and unlimited access to our on-demand video library of Mentor group classes, workshops, and deep dives, you’ll have everything you need to become an exceptional Pilates instructor.
Stay on track during your certification journey, develop the skills you need, and confidently meet your required hours.
ALIGN’s Mentor Program is truly exceptional, tailored to those pursuing Balanced Body Pilates certification no matter where they are in the world. With exclusive weekly classes led by Founder/CEO and Balanced Body Principal Educator Brooke Bowersock, real-time feedback on your teaching practice, and unlimited access to our on-demand video library of Mentor group classes, workshops, and deep dives, you’ll have everything you need to become an exceptional Pilates instructor.
Stay on track during your certification journey, develop the skills you need, and confidently meet your required hours.
What Does The Mentor Program Include?
In-Person
Mentor Classes
These classes are exclusively for Mentor Program members. They are taught by our Balanced Body Master Educators and are designed to help you perfect the exercises, gain a deeper understanding of the module material, and improve your teaching skills.
Livestream
Mentor Classes
Unable to join our classes in person? No worries! You can participate in our live classes from anywhere in the world. You will receive a link to join these classes online, where we will teach, provide corrections, and answer your questions live and online.
Practice
Teaching Sessions
Join us for our weekly in-person sessions, where you can receive real-time feedback from our Master Educators during peer group practice. As a member of our Mentor group, you will have the opportunity to both teach and be taught by your peers, helping you gain the confidence needed to teach outside our group.
Open Studio
Hours
Utilize our fully equipped studio to practice programming on your own, access our on-demand library, or teach others within the mentor peer group.
Deep-Dive Discussions
and Workshops
Learn practical approaches for working with special populations and improve overall as a teacher through our special Deep Dive discussions and Workshops.
On-Demand
Video Library
Our exclusive recorded Mentor group classes, Deep Dive discussions, and Workshops are available on your own schedule. Our user-friendly categories allow you to easily find the resources you need.
Pilates Teacher Training FAQ
Pilates Teacher Training
Here are the top reasons to pursue a Pilates certification through industry leader Balanced Body:
Comprehensive Curriculum – From anatomy intros to apparatus routines to teaching labs, Balanced Body’s 500+ training hours deliver expertise spanning Pilates foundations unanimously.
Gold-Standard Credibility & Employability – As the first nationally accredited Pilates teacher program, Balanced Body certifications are universally endorsed at top studios and gyms.
Pilates Lineage – Founded by a first-generation Pilates Master, programs preserve traditional principled foundations while leading evolving industry advancements.
Cutting-Edge Continuing Education – Annual workshops and summits offer graduates skill refreshers in applying science/research to cement excellence.
Unparalleled Teacher Support – Mentorship networks, business accelerators, and peer groups reinforce confidence.
Flexibility and Diversity – Self-paced online options suit working schedules. Various niche certificates diversify specialties.
Balanced Body faculty and alumni have shaped Pilates instruction excellence for decades through nuanced movements grounded in human biomechanics. Completing their esteemed certification signals distinct mastery.
Through the Balanced Body Pilates certification program. You will learn the classical Pilates work and how to program Q, give hands-on corrections, and adapt the classical exercises to the person in front of you.
You will be taught how to modify exercises for people who are not quite ready for the full version of the exercise and given variation options to make the work more challenging for those who are ready for that.
Although it is recommended to start with movement principles, it is just fine to start with mat one or reformer one instead. You must take mat one before mat two and three and reformer one before reformer two and three.
You can take movement principles and anatomy at any time before the test out.
In addition to the modules, you must complete personal practice, observation, and student teaching hours. These hours are outside coursework that are expected to be done independently on your own. However, if you join the mentor program at our ALIGN Pilates Studios, you will be guided through these hours and supported through the mentor program, which will help you stay on track and complete your hours in a more timely manner.
Once you complete the Balanced Body Pilates certification program, you will be a sought-after certified Pilates instructor, making you highly desirable to teach at studios in Austin, anywhere in the country, and the world.
You can choose to get certified as a Balanced Body Mat Pilates instructor, a reformer Pilates instructor, a Mat and reformer Pilates instructor, or a fully comprehensive lease certified Pilates instructor.
Each module costs around $550. You can receive a discount if you go through our Pilates Teacher Training program and register 30 days before the start of the module. This discount is $50 per module.
In order to become fully comprehensively certified, you must complete movement principles nine module courses, including all of the Mat, reformer, and apparatus modules and the anatomy course. At roughly $550 per module, you can expect to spend around $6,500 for the module work if you do not register early. If you register early, you can expect a discount of around $600 in total if you register early for all of the modules.
If you complete your certification program while juggling another full-time job, you can expect the entire certification process to take around two years. If you are part of our mentor program and are not juggling a full-time job, and you can commit to teaching in our Pilates Teacher Training Center as much as possible, we have seen people complete their certification in one year. There is no time limit to complete your hours and test out. So you can move as quickly as possible through your modules and independent work, or take as much time as you need.
If you are part of our mentor program, you can utilize our ALIGN east studio location, our Teacher Training Center, to fulfill your hours within the peer group and possibly have the chance to become an employee at our Teacher Training Center, where you have the opportunity to teach privates in classes and get paid while you are fulfilling your hours.
If you are not part of our mentor program, you will ask your friends, your family, and anyone you know to let them teach you so that you can fulfill your student teaching hours. Anytime you take a Pilates class anywhere, either online, within a studio, or on your own, you can count those towards your personal practice hours. You must also fulfill observation hours, so you will reach out to studios around town to see if you can come to observe or watch classes online to meet these hours. Often studios outside our Teacher Training Center will require you to pay a rental fee to use their studio equipment to fulfill your student teaching hours.
Depending on your market and where you live, this will vary. If you were in the Austin area, you could expect to get paid anywhere from $30 to $70 per session, depending on the type of session you are teaching and your skill set.
As you gain more experience, you can expect the base pay to increase accordingly. For example, Pilates teachers who have been teaching for around 10 years can expect to make a $50 base pay per session plus class attendee bonuses, making your pay for classes potentially up to $85 per class.
If you are certified through another Pilates certification program, you can apply for the bridge program program to become Balanced Body Pilates certified. Balanced Body will review the certification program you went through and determine which modules you will need to take Balanced Body to test out and then become a Balanced Body Pilates certified instructor.
Once you’ve completed all of your modules and the required personal practice, student teaching, and observation hours, you will submit a test-out application to a balanced body. If you have taken most of your modules with one master educator, you will likely test out with that educator. If you are taking your modules at ALIGN with Brooke Bowersock, you can expect to have conversations with her regularly to help you make a test-out plan and test-out date goal.
Once approved for test out, you will schedule your test with your master educator.
During the test, you will take a written exam that usually takes a little over an hour. This written test is based on your manuals, the PowerPoint accompanying each module, the videos accompanying your manuals, the test for each module, etc.
In addition to the written test, you will also perform a practical exam. This practical exam will be one hour and will be based on the path that you have chosen. For example, if you are becoming a mat Pilates instructor. Your practical test will include movement, principles of anatomy, Mat exercises, and so on, depending on which path you choose for certification.
You will be given a list of exercises one week before your test out exam. You will be required to put these in an order that you feel represents your teaching style and the person you will teach during your practical exam. You can practice the entire week with the person you will be bringing in to test during your practical exam. This person may not be a Pilates instructor or anyone in the Pilates certification program. You’ll be expected to modify the exercises for the person in front of you and teach all of the exercises on the list based on their injuries and needs.
On the test day, you will introduce your master educator to your student. You will let the master educator know about their goals and their injuries. The master educator will then give you 2 to 3 additional exercises you must throw in on the spot when you see they fit into your program. You will not be able to use notes, and you must teach your practical exam from memory.
If you do not pass your written or practical, you must retake that particular portion.
Yes! At ALIGN, we offer online-only intensive for Balanced Body Mat Pilates teachers, training certification, and Reform Pilates teacher training certification. You can also take movement principles and anatomy online as well.
At ALIGN Pilates Studios, These modules are taught only to online participants, allowing us to connect with each person online and give you the support and guidance you need to become a certified Pilates instructor through our online learning options.
All our online Pilates teacher training certification modules must be joined online live.
You must be present, have your camera on, and participate during the entire module. Everyone taking our online modules is only taking online, and people join us for these online Pilates certification modules worldwide. The fact that we teach these only online live allows us to display our participants in a large format, which makes the experience very similar to in-person modules.
You can expect to connect to everyone online in the training program and form friendships you will carry on in your Pilates teacher training journey. You also have the opportunity to join our online mentor program, which will help you stay on track to fulfill the required personal practice, student teaching, and observation hours necessary to apply to test out.
Our mission is to guide and support our online learners just as we do with our in-person learners. Separating the two learning methods has proven to be a very effective way to learn all the necessary skills to become an excellent Pilates instructor, whether you choose our online option or in person.
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